Indonesia Jan-Aug Foreign Tourist Arrivals +13.5% On Year

The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia rose 13.5% in the January-August period to 2.97 million from the same period a year earlier, the official Central Statistics Agency said Monday.

The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Bali, the country's most popular tourist destination, rose 35% on year in the period to 1.13 million, the agency said in a press release. It added that the average foreign tourist stay in Bali is 3.78 days, the longest among all the tourist destinations in Indonesia.

The country has been struggling to revive its tourism industry after several terrorist attacks in the past few years, including two in Bali.